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2015 Map of Darrow

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Darrow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Agricultural drainage systems define the borderlands of Iroquois County on this Illinois-Indiana line. The small settlements of Darrow and Cutmer anchor the western portion of the map, situated among a complex network of channelized waterways. These engineered features, including Possum Trot Ditch, Sheldon Ditch Number 1, and Salmon Ditch, illustrate the historical efforts to manage the low-lying prairie for large-scale farming.

Genealogists will find the Fleming Cem and Blue Ridge Cem located near the state line, providing essential markers of the area's early rural families. The natural course of Sugar Creek and Coon Cr still meanders through the landscape, contrasting with the straight-line precision of the local road grid, such as N 2800 East Rd. This map captures a strictly rural environment where the economy is clearly tied to the land and its drainage.